All Operator news articles – Page 329
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TNT extends express pallet delivery coverage
TNT Express has expanded its express pallet delivery service from the UK to 10 more locations across the Americas and the Middle East.Global director, project management and development, Soren Hoegh, said businesses in the UK will now benefit from one-, two- or three-day delivery to more locations than before.The expansion ...
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DHL e-fulfills Christmas gifts buying boost for Debenhams
DHL Supply Chain has been delivering a huge uplift in online orders experienced by Debenhams this Christmas.Demand has already rocketed by over 250% on average levels, reaching a 300% uplift during the peak customer ordering periods.Of the 150,000 product lines DHL manages for Debenhams, so far Calvin Klein men’s underwear, ...
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Unite urges Coca-Cola Enterprises to rethink compulsory redundancies
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has said it is "disappointed" with union action over plans for compulsory redundancies at its Wakefield manufacturing plant as it is doing all it can to minimise the need for such cuts.It comes after members of union Unite staged a demo at the own-account operator’s West Yorkshire ...
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Pre-tax profit at APC Overnight up 35%
APC Overnight has reported larger parcel volumes this year as well as a greater uplift on its busiest day, after seeing increases in both turnover and pre-tax profit last year.Finance director Mark Fletcher said a commitment to customer service and a “personal approach” to its deliveries contributed to a 35% ...
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MT ArticleSouth West haulier rewards good driver behaviour
C&D South WestHaulier C&D South West is incentivising its drivers to improve their driving style using data from a Quartix telematics system.The operators, which runs a fleet of 35 vehicles from its base in Chard, Somerset and is a Palletforce founder member, uses Driving Style Monitoring in combination with other ...
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MT ArticleMeachers spends close to £1m on new trucks and trailers
Meachers ActrosMeachers Global Logistics has spent around £1m on seven new tractor units and 24 new trailers as part of its fleet renewal process. The Southampton-based operation has taken delivery of four Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks and two Volvo FH400's, all at Euro-5.Another Volvo tractor-unit and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter will join the ...
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Unite rules out any further strikes at UPS London in 2013
Unite has ruled out any further strike action at UPS’s London depot for the remainder of the year.The union, whose members staged a walkout last month at the Camden site, had been threatening to strike this Friday (20 December) over the dismissal of a Unite shop steward.However, in a statement ...
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Boughey Distribution completes network restructure
Boughey Distribution has completed the transfer of customers from its Deeside warehouse to its facility in Wardle, Greater Manchester.The streamlining of its network has been in the works since August in a bid to reduce trunking and keep capacity high in the North West.The Deeside depot remains as an overflow ...
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TNT Post nets final-mile funding in bid to challenge Royal Mail dominance
TNT Post UK has secured funding to roll-out a final mile delivery service across the UK, in a bid to rival the service currently provided by Royal Mail.Parent PostNL has revealed a joint venture with private equity firm LDC, which will provide funding for a phased introduction of the service, ...
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MT ArticleAsda looks to dual-fuel to save a million litres a year
Asda has said it anticipates saving a million litres of diesel a year from 50 new dual-fuel trucks it began taking delivery of last week. Around 20 Volvo methane-diesel FMs have been delivered to the firm’s new Avonmouth, Bristol DC, with the remainder due before the end of the year. ...
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MT ArticleBibby Distribution orders 150 Mercedes Benz Euro-6 trucks
Bibby Distribution has placed what is believed to be the largest single order for Euro-6 trucks with over 150 rigid and artic Mercedes-Benz vehicles to be delivered in 2014 and 2015.The deal is part of a £20 million fleet renewal and expansion programme that will also see the arrival of ...
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Palletways joins Fors as J Murphy strikes gold
Palletways has become the first pallet network to achieve Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) accreditation for its Owned Member Depots business.FORS is a voluntary certification scheme aimed at ensuring fleet operators in London maintain high standards, it includes the fitting of cycle-safety equipment and training as one of its components.Palletways ...
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Acumen Distribution grows longer semi-trailer fleet
Acumen Distribution has grown its fleet of longer semi-trailers from four to 18 15.65m units.In June the Department for Transport admitted that it would be “highly unlikely” that its target of 1,800 longer semi-trailers would be on the road by the end of December 2013.It subsequently changed the application process ...
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Royal Mail reveals union agreement
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have revealed the details of their agreement which has ended the lengthy dispute between the two parties.The agreement covers 139,000 staff across the UK and includes a 9% pay increase over three years, a lump sum of £200 to be paid before ...
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MT ArticlePostNL to sell part of TNT Express stake
Netherlands-based post and parcel firm PostNL - parent company to TNT Post -has sold part of its stake in TNT Express.The company revealed the sale of half of its share in TNT Express last week. It formerly held around 30% of the business’s outstanding share capital.The sale commenced on Friday ...
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Nightline prepares for 50% increase in Christmas volumes
Irish parcel carrier Nightline has said it expects to move 50% more parcels this Christmas than last year, despite a slow start to the season.The company expects to process 1.3m parcels in the two weeks leading up to Christmas, and CEO John Tuohy has warned that parcel carriers may ...
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UK Mail to relocate from Birmingham to Coventry
UK Mail plans to relocate its national hub from Birmingham to Coventry after reaching an agreement with the DfT over its High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) plans.In the company’s half year results last month, which showed a 63% increase in pre-tax profit, UK Mail said its current hub is located ...
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KNDL opens new Hampshire site
Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has begun to move into its new sites as it presses ahead with its network restructure.The operator has successfully moved some of its operations into a site in Eastleigh, Hampshire, where it will operate 12 vehicles.A KNDL spokeswoman said: “It is one of our ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail workers will not strike during Christmas peak
Royal Mail has said its Christmas deliveries will not be affected by industrial action, as it reaches an agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) after weeks of talks.The operator, which last week admitted the threat of industrial action had caused it to lose business to rival carriers, said the ...
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Europa Worldwide Logistics opens Leeds site
Europa Worldwide Logistics has opened a 2,500 ft² site near Leeds as demand for European imports and exports in the region grow.The site opened on 28 October and is located at Calder Park, close to junction 39 of the M1. It will use local operators to collect and deliver to ...